head to head
vs
Persona 4vsThrone of Darkness
Persona 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Throne of Darkness leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona 4Throne of Darkness
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Throne of Darkness leans harder on execution: Squad combat is mostly tactical clicking
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Throne of Darkness leans harder on variance: Loot drops and component randomness
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.